Biology:Achalarus toxeus

Short description: Species of butterfly

Achalarus toxeus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Achalarus
Species:	A. toxeus
Binomial name
Achalarus toxeus (Plötz, 1882)
Synonyms
Thorybes coyote Aethilla toxeus Plötz, 1882 Skinner, 1892 Dyar, 1903 Achalarus negrociliata Murgaria albociliata var. nigrociliata dos Passos, 1964 Eudamus coyote Mabille & Boullet, 1912

Achalarus toxeus, the coyote cloudywing or coyote skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Panama, north through Central America and Mexico to central Texas . Strays can be found up to southern Arizona.

The wingspan is 42–50 mm. Adults are on wing from February to November. There are three generations per year.

The caterpillars feed on young leaves of Ebenopsis ebano. Adults feed on flower nectar.

External links

• Butterflies and Moths of North America

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